Parade Bells

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Parade Bells CD! Comes with original high quality hand drawn art by Mary-Lee Néron and Catherine Rocheleau featured in a 12 page full colour booklet with lyrics.
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Blanket Barricade's debut album “Parade Bells.” is full of textured riffs, melodramatic ballads, and showcases their unique ability to blend theatrics with rock and pop to form a truly epic sound.

The project is lead by the majestic vision of Wesley Krauss as he works to create his music with a sense of story, and a sound that deviates from the typical inde-rock band. Little does the average listener know that the songs on “Parade Bells” are actually comprised of 70-100 tracks, with up to 25 different guitars used in one song! Wesley calls this his ‘guitar choir’ which is clearly prominent on the chorus of "Sticks and Stones," while "X-In”, features a 30-track choir of his own voice. 7 music videos have been commissioned for songs on the album and the first 4 can be viewed here (with the rest coming soon!): www.youtube.com/user/blanketbarricade

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Blanket BarricadeVancouver, British Columbia

One damp day a parade began on the streets of Vancouver. A band of haggard musicians led by Wesley Krauss made their way
through the city, ringing bells and telling tales of revolutions, devious lovers, and lost robots. Wesley's signature whine and dine vocals were complimented by the walls of guitars, pianos, and tubular bells orchestrated by the bandsmen. Come behind our Blanket Barricade......more

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I hide downtown with clenched fists
Parade bells ring time to begin
Every glance sparks of danger
The damning gaze of anger
Marching past the mob and past the fear

A moment of silence for those who've dared to fly
Frozen hands clasp as cold air and wings collide
Guided by hope that two lovers won't ignite 4 3 2 1
Fire your guns they won't stop what we've begun tonight

I never chose to fight this war
And never wanted any more
Than to shed these velvet bindings
The deafening roar of silence
The weight of something concrete let off my back

Smashing through the streets
Parading till defeat
Vilified and laser beamed
Into your room
Regardless what you see
Amongst the chaos on the screen
It's only love that we defend
And if this is how it ends... then

Years passing I used to be happy
I used to love rock and roll
Used to think I could care about you
Guess time takes its toll

Sleep talking Speed walking
A drink please before the show
You play pretend you're playing for nothing
Turned on by remote control

Through smoke and mirrors
You're compelled to want me
Time and time again
I used to believe in something
But now this means has no end

I tell you what you want to hear
Swallow words that have no meaning
Whisper nothings in your ear
Just so I can keep you
I tell you what you want to hear
Eat my lies come feed this passion
Take my hand exploit your fears
Just because I love you dear

They'll tell you
Pack your hopes and hit the stage
Before your passion slips away
Well let me be a breathless whisper
Hanging on your ear
I've got no reasoning to obey
And so many things I just need to say

I'll chain down all your long arms
That reach across the sky
Let me fix all of you
Before you reach too high

Track Name: Sticks and Stones

Once we held the flame buzzed off pent up spite
Demanding freedom from the guns who manned the heights
But revolutions fade itches soothed away
Temptations smoulder on embers falling deaf upon

Forgotten passions held on
Laid to rest we linger long

The streets no longer beckon
Rage no longer sparks
Safe inside our houses
Not fumbling through the dark

Where did the passion go we used to storm the streets below
What led us out to fight we rang the bells, lit up the night
Where did it go the warmth of the afterglow
The sweet temptation to throw back the sticks and stones

Come on pretty baby void your mind,
Dive again and come up dry
Come on pretty baby don't you say
Time has hidden all your dreams away

Sweet thing, let's write a poem to mock the earth
Sing it to the moon true tales of city scars
Let's rise up in the absence of our minds
Tear a hole through the fabric of time

Fortunate to see through all you believed
Absolutely real who stands here

Come on feel the heat, now
Come on down to me right now
Come on find your feet now
A thousand promises beneath

Come on pretty baby take my lead
Jump into the broken sea
And come on pretty baby dive with me
Down to meet the waves follow me

Track Name: Stray Shadows

Lights flashing down the lane
Run inside dear and forget my name
Close your eyes, turn up the radio
And pray I'll return one day
But don't you wait

The parade bells we proudly rang
Still echo through my head
Our velvet affair will never fade
And for that there's a price I've got to pay
Stray shadows have come for me

Don't believe the tales they'll spin of me
My only crime dear I loved you honestly
And when they question, you must remember then
That you never knew my name
And that must never change

Track Name: Friendly Games Of Deceit

Run for cover
Ambush sprung with set you straights
Always one against the other
Let the antics begin break down this love parade
It's strange how we've got it made
The useless hours we spend the wars we wage

One step away from sealing your final defeat
Can't hesitate from playing friendly games of deceit
But one can see that this love is all make believe
We'll see

Creature Creature
Yes you colour the world with your sunset stride
But my shell shocked baby under closer inspection it's all a disguise
With mutual understanding we each raise our fists
The practical implication of making love exist
If I egg you on will you permit me to feign?
X me out X you in fast track the blame
It's strange how we've got it made
We ring the bells of war to waste the hours away

Focus on the draw
Balloon raids in the hall
Focus on the facts
Run for cover or just relax
Recite your inflictions I'll study my act
What matters most is the initial attack
When the mushroom clouds clear it takes courage to turn back
Stand face to face can you face the facts?

One step away from sealing our final defeat
Can't hesitate from playing friendly games of deceit
But soon we'll see that this love is all make believe
We'll see that it's all make believe
We'll see
Run for cover

Track Name: X-In

The dreams we hold freshen up the day
Gaining ground while nightmares sleep away

No need to cry when life is perfect
Don't make a fuss it's just not worth it
On and on one day one day
No need to cry when life is perfect
Don't make a fuss unless you're worth it
On and on day by day

Once a long while ago I let loose, you took hold
Blinded by sights of gold stars in your eyes
Can you fill up these hollow sacks spit back the dirty laughs
I've got to take a pass all on my own
All on my own